This story introduces the reader to the pleasant home of an English maiden, to whom, on her fifteenth birthday, is given the diary of her great-grandmother and namesake Marie Hamilton. This record of an early life, spent partly in the same old English home and partly amid stirring scenes of the French revolution, teaches the younger Marie just such lessons of unselfish love as are of value at her age. BY DARLEY DALE. THE FAMILY FAILING. By DARLEY DALE, author of "Little Bricks," &c. With 4 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 2_s._ 6_d._ This is a lively and amusing account of a family, the members of which while they lived in affluence were remarkable for their discontent, but who, after the loss of fortune has compelled them to seek a more humble home in Jersey, become less selfish, and develop very excellent traits of character under the pressure of comparative adversity. Their escapades and narrow escapes from serious dangers form an exciting part of the narrative, which contains many pleasant episodes of life in the Channel Islands. "This is a cheery tale. The lesson is Content, and very nicely the story is told."--_Tablet._ "This is at once an amusing and an interesting story, and a capital lesson on the value of contentedness."--_Aberdeen Journal._ BY CHARLES PEARCE. THE BALL OF FORTUNE; Or Ned Somerset's Inheritance. By CHARLES PEARCE. With 4 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 2_s._ 6_d._ A story of plot and character dealing with some out of the many scenes of London life, and founded on the strange bequest left by a sea captain, and the endeavours of some unscrupulous persons to obtain possession of it before the discovery of the true heir in the person of a neglected street Arab. The story is lively and attractive, and the incidents move so quickly that the attention of the reader is sustained throughout. "A capital story for boys. It is very simply and brightly written. There is plenty of incident, and the interest is sustained throughout."--_Journal of Education._ "It is a bright genial story, which boys will thoroughly enjoy.... We have seen few better stories for boys this season."--_Birmingham Daily Post._ "The most exciting of them all."--_The Times._ BY ALICE CORKRAN. ADVENTURES OF MRS. WISHING-TO-BE. By ALICE CORKRAN, author of "Latheby Towers," &c. With 3 full-page Pictures in colours. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 2_s._ The strange adventures of a very young lady, showing how she met with the wonderful people of nursery legend and the manner of her introduction to them. A tale for the Little Ones. "Simply a charming book for little girls."--_Saturday Review._ "Written just in the style and spirit to win the hearts of children."--_Daily News._ "Well worth buying for the frontispiece alone."--_Times._ BY GREGSON GOW. NEW LIGHT THROUGH OLD WINDOWS.